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     Ella Catherine "Cassie" Jones was buried at Toronto Union Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson Co., Ohio.³ She was born on June 2, 1888 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 As of December 28, 1904,her married name was White.⁴ She married Samuel Frederick "Sam" White on December 28, 1904 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.⁴ As of December 15, 1948,her married name was Briggs.² Ella Catherine "Cassie" Jones married Charles Foster Briggs on December 15, 1948 at Jefferson Co., Ohio.^3,2 Ella Catherine "Cassie" Jones died on February 22, 1960 at Old Washington, Guernsey Co., Ohio, at age 71.³ She Mrs. Catherine Briggs, 71, a former resident of Toronto, died Monday at 9 a.m. in her home in Old Washington, Ohio. She had been in failing health for the past 12 years. She was born June 2, 1888, in Whitten Mills, W. Va., a daughter of the late George and Martha Jones. She was a member of the Methodist Church. She leaves her husband, Charles Briggs; one daughter, Mrs. Sadie Putnam of Empire; two sisters, Mrs. N.E. Turley of Steubenville, and Mrs. E.D. Turley of Bluefield, W.Va; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, two sisters, and two brothers. Burial will be in Toronto Union Cemetery. on February 23, 1960.³

     Samuel Frederick "Sam" White was buried at Osage Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson Co., Ohio.⁴ His Social Security Number was 280-16-2713.⁵ He was born on April 20, 1884 at Tazewell Co., Virginia; His obituary has a birth year of 1883.^1,3,6,5 He married Ella Catherine "Cassie" Jones, daughter of George William Jones and Martha J. Poff, on December 28, 1904 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.⁷ Samuel Frederick "Sam" White died on August 5, 1960 at Guernsey Co., Ohio, at age 76.^2,8 He Samuel F. White, 77, a coal miner, formerly of Steubenville, died at 11 p.m. Friday after an illness of one year. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Clyde Putnam of Empire; three grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons and two grandchildren. He was born April 20, 1883, in Virginia, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arch White. Burial will be in the Toronto Union Cemetery. (He was actually buried in Osage Cemetery) on August 6, 1960.²

     George Arch White was buried at Toronto Union Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson Co., Ohio.³ He was born on June 24, 1907 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^3,5 He married Johnsie Mae Patrick on November 10, 1926 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.^3,6 George Arch White died on September 19, 1937 at Short Creek, Ohio Co., West Virginia, at age 30.^3,5 He Weekend Toll of Autos - Toronto Youth Fatally Injured as Car Upsets at Zalia, W.Va. - Steubenville Man Killed in Head-On Collision North of Wheeling - A Steubenville man and a Toronto youth were killed and six other persons injured, two seriously, in two automobile accidents on West Virginia highways Sunday. Killed were: George White, 30, of 612 Ross street, Steubenville. Fractured skull. James Risher, 19, of 1313 North River avenue, Toronto. Fractured skull. Injured were: George Sayres, 31, of 612 Ross street, Steubenville. Shattered glass forced into head. Lacerations. Condition serious. Marie Padden, 45, of 612 Ross street, Steubenville. Skull Fractured. Both knee caps fractured. Condition serious. Phyllis Green, 18, of 4401 Huron avenue, Sandusky. Bruises and lacerations. Condition good. Elizabeth Shannon, 40, of 4401 Huron avenue, Sandusky. Body lacerations. Condition good. George E. Dittmore, 33, of 2420 Jacob street, Wheeling. Bruises and minor cuts. Discharged. Louella Coss, 29, of Cadiz pike. Minor cuts. Discharged. White was almost instantly killed in a head-on auto crash on the River road south of Short Creek, Ohio county, W. Va. The accident sent six persons to the Wheeling hospital. The mishap occurred at 1:30 a.m., Sunday. . . . White and the four other persons in the hospital had attended a theatrical performance in Wheeling and were returning to Steubenville when the crash occurred. They were traveling north on the River road while Dittmore, accompanied by Miss Coss, was driving south. The accident took place on the street car crossing, just below Short Creek. State police reported that White was apparently driving to the left of the center of the road and crashed into the Dittmore car in rounding the slight curve. The injured were rushed to the Wheeling hospital by passing motorists. An immediate investigation into the mishap was started by state police . . . George White was born June 24, 1907, in Virginia. He was a produce huckster. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mae White and one son, Raymond. Burial will be made in Toronto Union cemetery. Other survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel White and one brother, Floyd, of Steubenville. on September 20, 1937.³

     Samuel Walter Floyd White was buried at Toronto Union Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson Co., Ohio.¹ He was born on January 12, 1910 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.² He died on November 2, 1940 at Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio, at age 30.^1,7 He Walter Floyd White, 30, 321 North Third street, a produce dealer, died at 10:42 p.m., Saturday in the Ohio Valley hospital. Burial will be made in Toronto Union cemetery. on November 4, 1940.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 296-10-3885.⁷ Sadie Annie Mae White was buried at Toronto Union Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson Co., Ohio.^5,8 She was born on August 9, 1914 at Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia; Her gravestone has a birth date of Aug 10, 1914.^7,5,8 As of December 11, 1933,her married name was Davis.² She married Orland Francis Davis on December 11, 1933 at New Cumberland, Hancock Co., West Virginia.² As of June 23, 1958,her married name was Putnam.⁵ Sadie Annie Mae White married Clyde Monroe Putnam on June 23, 1958.^5,9,8 Sadie Annie Mae White died on December 29, 1990 at Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio, at age 76.^10,5,8 She Sadie M. Putnam, 76, of Steubenville, an employee of Washington Fruit Market until her retirement, died Dec. 29, 1990, at 12:16 a.m. in Ohio Valley Hospital. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Toronto, and the American Association of Retired Persons. Surviving are her husband, Clyde Putnam, whom she married June 23, 1958; three daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Marian) Fowler of Empire, Mrs. Richard (Linda Kay) Rush of Costonia, and Mrs. Paul (Janet) Spooner of Lakeland, Fla; two stepsons, Thomas Putnam of Barstow, Calif., and Clyde "Eddie" Putnam of Whittier, Calif; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Maxwell of Columbus, Mrs. James (Donna) Olsen of Reading, Pa., and Mrs. Richard (Wanda) Koski of Toronto; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was born Aug. 10, 1914, in Rock, W.Va., a daughter of the late Sam White and Katherine Jones White Briggs. She was preceded in death by two brothers. Toronto Union Cemetery. on December 30, 1990.⁵

     Orland Francis Davis was buried at Toronto Union Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson Co., Ohio.^1,4 He was born on September 14, 1905 at Stratton, Jefferson Co., Ohio.² He married Sadie Annie Mae White, daughter of Samuel Frederick "Sam" White and Ella Catherine "Cassie" Jones, on December 11, 1933 at New Cumberland, Hancock Co., West Virginia.³ Orland Francis Davis Orland (Doc) Davis, 67, of RD 1, Island Creek, was dead on arrival at Ohio Valley Hospital in Steubenville at 3:28 a.m. today. He was a retired employe of the blast furnace department on Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Mr. Davis was a member of the River Avenue Church of Christ. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Marion) Fowler of Empire, Mrs. Richard (Linda) Rush of RD 1, Toronto, and Mrs. Richard (Janet) McEwen of Toronto; 13 grandchildren; a sisters, Mrs. Paul (Violet) Kunzler of Toronto, and two brothers, Harold Davis of Toronto, and Donald Davis of Knoxville. Burial, Toronto Union Cemetery. on April 25, 1973.¹ He died on April 25, 1973 at Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio, at age 67.^1,5

     Clyde Monroe Putnam was buried at Toronto Union Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson Co., Ohio.^2,1,5 His Social Security Number was 280-16-2398.³ He was born on August 16, 1918 at Mavis, Braxton Co., West Virginia.^2,1,3,4,5,7 He married Sadie Annie Mae White, daughter of Samuel Frederick "Sam" White and Ella Catherine "Cassie" Jones, on June 23, 1958.^8,1,2 Clyde Monroe Putnam died on December 28, 2004 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, at age 86.^1,2,3,9,5,7 He Clyde Monroe Putnam, 86, of New Castle, Pa., a former resident of Toronto and Columbiana, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at the Southwestern Veterans Medical Center in Pittsburgh. Clyde was born Aug. 16, 1918, in Mavis (Braxton County), W.Va., son of the late John Monroe and Lucy Ellen Dunlap Putnam. He is a member of the First Christian Church of Columbiana, Ohio. His other memberships include, Triangle Senior Citizens of Calcutta, Ohio and the Weirton Steel 25-Year Club. Clyde is a veteran of the U.S. Army during W.W. II having served in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. He is retired from National Steel Corporation, Weirton Steel Division. Clyde was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Sadie M. White Putnam, who passed away in 1990 and whom he married June 23, 1958; step-daughter, Marion Fowler; eight brothers; and two sisters. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Cameron Putnam of the home, whom he married July 30, 1991. Mr. Putnam's five children to a previous marriage are: two sons, Thomas Putnam and wife, Loretta of Barstow, Calif. and Clyde "Eddie" Putnam and wife, Connie of Whittier, Calif; three daughters, Barbara Maxwell and husband, Robert of Columbus, Ohio, Donna Olsen of Marysville, Ohio and Wanda Koski and husband, Richard of Toronto; a brother, Fred Putnam and wife, Blanche of East Liverpool, Ohio; stepson, Rody Exposito and wife, Helen of New Castle, Pa; two step-daughters, Linda Caniff of Edgewater, Fla. and Janet Spooner and husband, Paul of Lakeland, Fla; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Burial will follow at the Toronto Union Cemetery where full military honors will be conducted by the Toronto American Legion. on December 30, 2004.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 295-36-9377.⁶ Linda Kay Davis Linda Kay Rush Caniff, age 67, of Edgewater, Florida formerly of Toronto (Costonia), Ohio, passed away on May 10, 2010 at the home of her loving daughter and son-in-law Patricia and John Casey. She was surrounded by her family and loved ones. Born in Steubenville, Ohio on July 26, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Sadie Mae White and Orland Francis Davis. She was preceded in death by husbands Richard Lee Rush, Sr. and William Thomas Caniff, a loving son, Roger Lee Rush and a sister, Marion Fowler. She was the former owner of Linda's Tavern in Costonia, Ohio. She leaves behind a sister, Janet Spooner of Lakeland, Florida; two daughters, Patricia Rush Casey of Spruce Pine, NC and Cynthia Lynn Rush of Salt Lake City, Utah; a son Richard Lee Rush Jr. of Edgewater, Florida; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild and several nieces and nephews. She enjoyed singing karaoke and was an avid bingo player. She was such a soft spoken, gracious lady, her smile lit up an entire room when she entered. To everyone who knew and loved her, she was more than just another star in the sky; she was the rainbow that never ends and the sunshine on a rainy day. She will forever be in our hearts.² She was born on July 26, 1942 at Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio.^6,2 As of February 4, 1961,her married name was Rush.³ She married Richard Lee Rush Sr. on February 4, 1961.^1,4,2,3 As of April 6, 1998,her married name was Caniff.⁷ Linda Kay Davis married William Thomas Caniff on April 6, 1998 at Jefferson Co., Ohio.⁷ Linda Kay Davis died on May 10, 2010 at North Carolina at age 67.^6,2

     Richard Lee Rush Sr. was buried at Toronto Union Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson Co., Ohio.^3,2 He was born on July 11, 1934 at Amsterdam, Jefferson Co., Ohio.² He married Linda Kay Davis, daughter of Orland Francis Davis and Sadie Annie Mae White, on February 4, 1961.^4,5,1,2 Richard Lee Rush Sr. died on November 4, 1996 at Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio, at age 62.² He Richard Lee Rush Sr., 62, of Costonia Road, RD 1, Toronto, died Monday, Nov. 4, 1996, at Trinity Medical Center East. He was born July 11, 1934, in Amsterdam. He was preceded in death by his mother, Stella Mae Cramer Rush, and a son, Roger Lee in 1995. He was the former manager of Tri-State Auto Class Co. in Steubenville. He was a member of the Country Music Association of Nashville, Tenn., BMI Publishing of Nashville and is a published and recorded songwriter. Surviving are his wife, Linda Kay Davis Rush, whom he married Feb. 4, 1961; a son Richard Jr. of Toronto; two daughters, Mrs. John (Patricia) Casey of Edgewater, Fla., and Mrs. William (Cindy) Stock of Empire; three brothers, Luther of Wintersville, Robert of Toronto, and Frank of Steubenville; a sister, Alice Landis of Steubenville; and eight grandchildren. Burial will be in Toronto Union Cemetery. on November 6, 1996.²

     Ennis McKinley Arnold was buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 233-09-8530.⁴ He was born on September 17, 1900 at Ashe Co., North Carolina.^1,4,2,3 He married Dollie Gray "Dolly" Turley, daughter of Enoch Daniel "Dan" Turley and Laura Belle Jones, on June 2, 1926 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,5 Ennis McKinley Arnold died on December 24, 1989 at Washington Co., Tennessee, at age 89.^4,2

     Ronald Stanley Mills was buried at Sultan Cemetery, Sultan, Snohomish Co., Washington.¹ He was born on July 28, 1928 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^1,5,2,3,4 He married Marjorie Dean "Margie" Cook, daughter of Charles Henry Cook and Nina Isabell Rensberger, on June 1, 1974.^6,7,5 Ronald Stanley Mills died on April 22, 2001 at Washington at age 72.^1,5 He Ronald S. Mills of Gold Bar, WA passed away April 22, 2001. He was born July 28, 1928 in Vancouver, BC; became a U.S. citizen and joined the US Army. He enjoyed fishing and successful retail nurseries in Greenlake, Sultan and Startup. Ronald is survived by his present wife of 26 years, Mariorie Rock Mills and her family; his son, Greg Mills; his daughter Rhonda (Mike) Stanford; seven grandchildren; sister, Diane Travis of North Vancouver, BC; brother, Cye (Margaret) White of 100 Mile House, BC. Thank you Regency Care of Monroe, Hospice of Snohomish County. on April 29, 2001.⁵